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NYC legislates to make room for recycling bins
Posted By editor On Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 , No Comments »
Childrens play areas formscentre of new Manchester City Centre Garden
Posted By editor On Thursday, February 21st, 2013 , No Comments »
Manchester city centre is to get its first city centre children’s play area thanks to a new garden being created next to its cathedral.
The Victoria Street garden, which will re-use materials from RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 centrepiece, the Urban Oasis garden designed by Chris Beardshaw, will also ...
Self-watering planters are a reality
Posted By editor On Monday, February 18th, 2013 , No Comments »
Self-watering planters have been appearing on gadget and tech review sites recently as a concept 'hydroponic domestic garden' design has been grabbing reviewers' attention.
The design, created by Behance user Stefania Minnella and entitled 'Elica Idroponica', is a futuristic spiral-shaped self-watering planter that claims to also automatically deliver the right levels ...
Barbican Centre recognised for waste management and sustainability
Posted By editor On Saturday, February 9th, 2013 , No Comments »
An arts centre inLondon is leading the way in the arts and entertainment world with its commitment to sustainable waste management. The Barbican Centre in the City ofLondon has won numerous awards over the past two years in recognition of their commitment to encouraging patrons to recycle their waste.
The centre’s ...
Self-contained planters may offer spiritual boost
Posted By editor On Thursday, January 31st, 2013 , No Comments »
Research into the effects of spending time in city parks could also hint at some of the positive effects of self-contained planters, in areas where larger open spaces are not available.
Self-contained planters offer a compact but visually pleasing alternative in built-up areas where there is no parkland, bringing a touch ...
New planter’s self watering technology saves on council maintenance costs
Posted By editor On Saturday, January 26th, 2013 , No Comments »
A new product designed to save local authorities time and money on their communal floral displays has been launched for 2013. The Quad Planter, which is a self watering container using patented technology to release moisture as and when needed, reduces the need for maintenance visits from staff whilst conserving ...
New EU rules mean recycling bin contents might not be ‘waste’
Posted By editor On Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 , No Comments »
Recycling bins often look and feel like ordinary bins - and there are good reasons to use a consistent style across all of your rubbish bins, in public places.
But there's a crucial difference between the contents of recycling bins, and the waste that goes into general refuse containers.
In particular, there ...
The gender divide in recycling bin usage
Posted By editor On Monday, December 31st, 2012 , No Comments »
Recycling bins give members of both sexes the opportunity to be more environmentally friendly, but research from Essex University reveals differences in the way men and women recycle their waste.
The headline statistic making news nationwide this week is that of how many men, women and couples recycle their household rubbish.
Couples ...
Urban planters could help improve air quality
Posted By editor On Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 , No Comments »
Recycling bins are a legal must for packaging handlers
Posted By editor On Thursday, December 20th, 2012 , No Comments »
Recycling bins are more than just a convenience for companies that handle large quantities of packaging each year.
Updated guidance published on the Inside Government website explains that there are thresholds above which recycling of a certain proportion of packaging materials becomes mandatory.
This is the case for any company with a ...